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  2. List of countries by northernmost point - Wikipedia

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    Zenith Point (mainland) 83°06′N 72°00′N Russia: Cape Fligely, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, Arkhangelsk Oblast Cape Chelyuskin, Krasnoyarsk Krai (mainland) 81°51′N 77°43′N Svalbard : Rossøya, Sjuøyane: 80°49′N United States: Point Barrow, Alaska Northwest Angle, Minnesota (contiguous 48 States) 71°23′N 49°23′N

  3. Northernmost point of land - Wikipedia

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    The northernmost point of land on Earth is a contentious issue due to variation of definition. How permanent some of the contenders are makes hard determination ...

  4. Cape Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Cape Columbia is the northernmost point of land of Canada, located on Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. It marks the westernmost coastal point of Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's northernmost point of land outside Greenland. The distance to the North Pole is 769 km (478 mi).

  5. Kaffeklubben Island - Wikipedia

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    Since its record as the northernmost point of land was established, several gravel banks have been discovered in the sea to the north of the island, such as Oodaaq, 83-42, and ATOW1996; however, there is debate as to whether such gravel banks should be considered for the record since they rarely are permanent, being swallowed regularly by the moving ice sheets, being shifted in tides, or ...

  6. Cape Morris Jesup - Wikipedia

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    Cape Morris Jesup is the northernmost point of mainland Greenland, the northernmost point of any mainland, and the northernmost land point on Earth except for the small island of Kaffeklubben (and perhaps some other formations which may be islands or may just be temporary gravel banks).

  7. Extreme points of the Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia

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    The northernmost point in the Commonwealth is in the far north of Canada. Cape Columbia, on Ellesmere Island, in the territory of Nunavut lies at 83°08″41 ′ N. Nunavut is a full part of Canada, which is an active member of the Commonwealth, making its position as the northernmost point uncontroversial.

  8. Alert, Nunavut - Wikipedia

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    Alert, in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut, Canada, is the northernmost continuously inhabited place in the world. [5] [6] The location is on Ellesmere Island (in the Queen Elizabeth Islands) at latitude 82°30'05" north, 817 km (508 mi) from the North Pole. [7]

  9. Extreme points of Canada - Wikipedia

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    The northernmost point of land within the boundaries of Canada is Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The northernmost point of the Canadian mainland is Zenith Point on Boothia Peninsula , Nunavut 72°00′07″N 94°39′18″W  /  72.002°N 94.655°W  / 72.002; -94.655  ( Zenith Point, Nunavut